下手

xià shǒu

HSK 7 verb

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Meaning 释义

  1. to start
  2. to put one's hand to
  3. to set about
  4. the seat to the right of the main guest

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In real sentences 真实例句

先xiān下手xiàshǒu为wèi强qiáng，后hòu下手xiàshǒu遭殃zāoyāng。

Get them before they get us.

Tatoeba #2453078

我wǒ知道zhīdào两liǎng个gè对duì自己zìjǐ的de学生xuésheng下手xiàshǒu的de男的nánde。

I know two men who have abused their students.

Tatoeba #8690155

Example sentences: Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Related words 相关词

看 kàn HSK 1 事 shì HSK 1 下 xià HSK 1 事情 shì qing HSK 2 朋友 péng you HSK 1 之 zhī HSK 4 之前 zhī qián HSK 4 手 shǒu HSK 2

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